Tag Archives: science

Modeling Inquiry

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Bart Miller

In general, I like to classify classroom inquiry activities into three general categories: Independent, Guided, and Modeled. Independent Inquiry I have blogged fairly extensively about Independent Inquiry and created a wiki dedicated to supporting interest-driven learning in the classroom. Independent inquiry should be totally … Continue reading →

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Euglena inquiry reflection

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Tyler

“Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.” ~ Paulo Freire In my previous post, I described my effort to take … Continue reading →

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Playing=Discovery

Posted on September 6, 2012 by kdceci

Over the last few days, I’ve learned a lot from my students. I always say I learn a lot from my students, but now I think I’m listening more. Here’s what I’ve seen and heard over just the last few … Continue reading →

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Whiteboarding in Science

Posted on January 29, 2011 by educatoral

Even after almost convincing my 8th graders that air had no mass I still moved them forward and hope that they remember all the different gasses that make up our air and how each gas has an atomic weight, which … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Science Lessons Just Go Wrong

Posted on January 22, 2011 by educatoral

My Science PLC has a few concepts that we have been reviewing with our students in grades 6 – 12 for the past few years. One of those concepts was brought to us by one of our high school teachers … Continue reading →

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Can Inquiry Be Structured?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by educatoral

Short answer, yes. There is a time and a place for everything. And even with inquiry there is a time and place for structure. I think learning a structure like the one in this blog is great for elementary teachers … Continue reading →

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Extend the Lesson for Inquiry

Posted on November 23, 2010 by educatoral

Science kits are great for elementary and many middle school teachers. I’m a generalist (got the early adolescent generalist national board certification before it went away), which basically means I dabble in everything, so the fact that I’m teaching only … Continue reading →

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